Another Record Winter

Milwaukee got hammered with another large snowfall today with some areas receiving a foot or more. Skiers rejoice. It should be a terrific weekend for area resorts. Try Cascade, Devils Head, Granite Peak, Sunburst, Alpine Valley, Wilmot or The Highlands of Olympia.

Snow Falls

Snow fell again in Southeastern Wisconsin Sunday with depths ranging from a little near Lake Michigan to around 10 inches in some spots north and west of the city of Milwaukee. It looks like it could be a repeat of last years 100 inches. A town near Sheboygan had 10.5 inches. The Holy Hill area received 7.5 according to the National Weather Service. It was warmer near the lake and airport so there was not much shoveling to do in some of Milwaukee's lakeside communities.

Snow

Snow fell in the area Monday morning and some areas west of Milwaukee received about 3 inches. We managed to carve some turns for the first time Monday night at Sunburst. The snow was crisp and fast as many skiers and riders enjoyed the first turns of winter.

Where To Ski Near Milwaukee?

There are numerous places to ski less than 2 hours from Milwaukee. Sunburst, Alpine Valley, Highlands of Olympia, Holy Hill, Ausblick, Fox Hill (private clubs), Wilmot, Cascade, Devils Head, and Christmas Mountain. If you drive just a bit more you can ski at Granite Peak in central Wisconsin or Chestnut Mountain near Dubuque. West of Madison is Tyrol Basin. There are more but here are just a few. Plan a trip soon.

Sunburst To Open Wednesday

Sunburst Ski area is to open Wednesday Nov 19th. Carve some turns. http://www.skisunburst.com

Cascade Mountain

Snow guns were piling snow atop the North Wall at Cascade Mountain Sunday in preparation for a possible opening Saturday November 22nd. Cold temperatures have made it possible to have a pre-Thanksgiving opening. Check it out at http://www.cascademountain.com
Cascade is about 30 minutes north of Madison, Wisconsin.

Tyrol Basin Now Open

Tyrol Basin, west of Madison is open and has $10 tickets. A batch of below freezing weather allowed them to open now on a day to day basis. Check their website or call for hours.
http://www.tyrolbasin.com

Ski Season Opens

The 2008-2009 ski season is now open. Loveland and Arapahoe Basin in Colorado opened today.
Let's hope it is as good or better a year as last year.

Ski Season To Open Soon

Loveland Ski resort starts making snow 27 days from today. Soon you can be carving down mountains. The Farmers Almanac predicts a strong winter. Colorado ski areas are starting to see nightime lows in the upper 20s and low 30s.

Where Ski in April, May or June?

Ski Saturday April 19th

Marquette Mountain will be open Saturday and Sunday according to their web site, http://www.marquettemountain.com, however Mount Bohemia, the toughest ski area in the Midwest- which was planning earlier this week to be open Saturday and Sunday- will not be open. Either way it has been a helluva year for skiing in Wisconsin and Michigan.

We saw a water skier on Silver Lake in Oconomowoc late today. Pretty impressive considering the lake was ice covered last week. A Laser regatta scheduled for Nagawicka Lake in Delafield was canceled last week due to ice boats being in the way (or was it ice fisherman?). The sailing regatta has been resecheduled for this weekend. Have fun.

99.1 Inches

The Milwaukee airport received 99.1 inches of snow for the 2007-08 winter according to local weather guy, John Malan. It is possible we could break 100 inches but it is unlikely. There still is a place to ski in the Midwest. Mount Bohemia in Upper Michigan received 11 inches over the weekend and will probably be open the weekend of April 19th and 20th, according to their web site.

What is Still Open?

Marquette Mountain in Marquette Michigan is currently open.

http://www.marquettemountain.com

Mount Bohemia is also open.

http://www.mtbohemia.com

100 inches?

Milwaukee received the 2nd highest recorded snowfall since records have been kept. At the Milwaukee airport the total is just shy of 100 inches. Winter is not over even though the calender says spring. Will we hit 100?

Where to Ski in Wisconsin

Cascade Mountain, Devils Head, Christmas Mountain, Tyrol Basin, Granite Peak, Alpine Valley, Grand Geneva, Highlands of Olympia, Sunburst, Wilmot, Whitecap, Mount LaCrosse and many more.

Send Us Your Pictures and Ski Adventures

If you have ski pictures or adventures share them with us. Email pcnnn@aol.com. We will post them.

Record Setting Winter Snowfall

The winter of 2007/2008 cracked the top 10 in all time snowfall in the Milwaukee area. We have received more than 80 inches of snow which has only happened three times in the last 120 years according to the national weather service.